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2025-01-20 16:50:54Abigail
To my surprise, Daniel didn’t seem averse to small talk. He answered my polite questions about the food and the restaurant with a surprising amount of candor, though he never ventured too far into personal territory. When the food finally arrived, I found myself genuinely grateful for the distraction. The roasted vegetables were perfectly tender, the chicken seasoned to perfection.
I focused on my meal, deliberately keeping my gaze fixed on Daniel or my plate, ignoring the pull of curiosity that urged me to glance toward Conrad’s table.
Every now and then, I felt a faint flicker of awareness—like a phantom thread tugging at the edges of my mind—that told me Conrad or someone at his table might be watching me. But I kept my focus forward. I would not give them the satisfaction of my attention.
Daniel and I ate in silence, but it wasn’t the awkward kind. It was an easy quiet, almost companionable, as if we both understood that the real work had alre
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